Selected Short Stories of Tolstoy

Author: (Russia) Tolstoy (Tols-toy/L.N.) / Xiao Qian
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The "Complete Works of Xiao Qian Translations," a 10-volume collection that compiles Xiao Qian's entire literary translation career, has recently been published by Taibai Literature and Art Press. The "Complete Works of Xiao Qian Translations" includes all of Xiao Qian's translations over nearly 70 years of literary translation activities, such as Ulysses, The Good Soldier Svejk, and The Shakespearean Plays. It is a relatively comprehensive collection of Xiao Qian's translated works. On the occasion of the 95th anniversary of Xiao Qian's birth, the publication of the "Complete Works of Xiao Qian Translations" allows readers not only to experience the authentic style of the original works while reading Xiao Qian's translations but also to appreciate the vivid content and humorous, profound language in his translations. Moreover, readers can better sense the personal charm of Xiao Qian as a cultural icon, an outstanding writer, translator, and journalist.
Leo Tolstoy is almost an insurmountable peak for all realist writers. Self-proclaimed as Homer, Tolstoy can be said to be the creator of epics. His works are often as extraordinary as the Odyssey yet as intimate as Hemingway's, blending the familiar with the unfamiliar—a unique atmosphere in his works. In shaping distinctive characters and achieving profound dramatic effects, Tolstoy's works also exhibit a strong Shakespearean style. Tolstoy was not only a great Russian writer but also a moral philosopher and social reformer, as well as an outstanding thinker of the 19th century. The intellectual and artistic power of the complete works has left an indelible mark on world literature.